Dictionary formresponsum, responsi(neuter)
Translation
answer, reply; response, oracle
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | responsum | responsa |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | responsum | responsa |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | responsum | responsa |
| Genitiveof | responsi | responsorum |
| Dativeto, for | responso | responsis |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | responso | responsis |
Examples
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His answer was short.
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They were seeking the god's response.
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I received no answer.
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They were content with the king's answer.
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The oracle's answers were true.
Responsum, responsi is second declension neuter, and it started life as the perfect passive participle of respondeo, "the thing answered", before hardening into a noun. That history explains the range: a plain reply, the formal opinion of a jurist, and above all the answer of a god through an oracle or a priest.
Two things to watch. The neuter plural responsa looks like a feminine singular, so Responsa vera sunt is "the answers are true", not "the answer is true". And the church sense is a specific one: in the liturgy a responsum or responsorium is the sung reply of the congregation, which is where English responsory and the response of a prayer book come from.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 8, lesson 8: responsum, furor, iudex and 7 more words.